On Black Sisters Street
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 First edition (Dutch) | |
| Author | Chika Unigwe |
|---|---|
| Original title | Fata Morgana |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Literary fiction |
| Publisher | Meulenhoff / Manteau |
Publication date | 26 April 2011 |
| Publication place | Nigeria |
| Media type | Print (hardback) |
| Pages | 272 |
| ISBN | 978-1-4000-6833-3 |
| Preceded by | The Phoenix |
| Followed by | The Night Dancer |
On Black Sisters’ Street is a novel by Nigerian author Chika Unigwe.[1][2][3] It was originally written in English, but was first published in a Dutch translation by Hans van Riemsdijk as Fata Morgana, in 2007.[4] It was first published in English in 2009 (Jonathan Cape, London) as On Black Sisters' Street.[5][6] The novel is about African prostitutes living and working in Belgium. On Black Sisters' Street won the 2012 Nigeria Prize for Literature,[7] Africa's largest literary prize at $100,000.[8][9]
